Day: May 1, 2020

Oracle has released a blog post warning users that a previously disclosed Oracle WebLogic Server remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2020-2883) is being exploited in the wild. Oracle disclosed the vulnerability and provided software patches in their April 2020 Critical Patch Update; however, malicious cyber actors are now known to be targeting unpatched servers.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) urges users and administrators to review the Oracle Blog and the April 2020 Critical Patch Updates for more information and apply the necessary patches as soon as possible.

SaltStack has released a security update to address critical vulnerabilities affecting Salt versions prior to 2019.2.4 and 3000.2. Salt is an open-source remote task and configuration management framework widely used in data centers and cloud servers. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages users and administrators to review SaltStack’s Release Notes for Salt 2019.2.4 and Salt 3000.2, see Tips on Hardening Salt, and apply the necessary update as soon as possible.